Marc Van Niekerk Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Hi All, We are cruising on Symphony in Feb 2019 and while I love sushi, my wife does not. On other ships she has joined me and ordered the Hot Rock, but I understand since Symphony has Hibachi they do not have the Hot Rock available. We are wondering if there are any other non sushi options in the Izumi menu on Symphony. Thanks Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 I have not been on Symphony but have been on many ships with Izumi restaurants. I am not overly fond of sushi myself so I can sympathize. There will be plenty of non-sushi choices. There are soups, soba (noodles), steak, chicken and tempura options. I love going to Izumi even though I don’t eat sushi (I can do nigiri but only shrimp) so unless your wife is a very picky eater, she will find plenty of other options. Marc Van Niekerk, FManke and KristiZ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 I'm not a huge sushi person but cruise with people who are. To be honest, I do Izumi (not the Hibachi side) because of them, but I suck it up and deal with it. There are a few rolls that I can deal with so I make those my meal. Worst case, I hit Windjammer after. Marc Van Niekerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 @WAAAYTOOO nailed it. The Izumi sushi menu has tons of non-sushi options. She will definitely be able to find plenty to eat. The menu is ala carte so you only pay for what you want, or if you have the dining plan you each get $35 to spend. $70 gets you a lot of food there. Marc Van Niekerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 21 hours ago, mvannie said: We are wondering if there are any other non sushi options in the Izumi menu on Symphony. There's a few non-sushi items on the menu, including: Soups Gyoza (pork dumplings) Chicken karage (chicken skewers) Marc Van Niekerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhageerah Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Thank you all for your answers to this question! We are both allergic to seafood and do love Japanese, we were both wondering the same thing, we are on the wall about purchasing the ultimate dining package for our cruise in March and were curious about Izumi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pima1988 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 So funny because I just looked at the Adventure Izumi menu and nothing like Explorer which is the same size ship or the Grandeur which is much smaller. I would have no problem with Izumi if it was like those ships, but I am only going on Adventure since we are traveling as a group and they want to do it. I guess I will be hitting WJ prior to dinner and Sorrentos later that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Adventure is somewhat unique in that the space allocated to Izumi on the promenade was formerly not a restaurant space with a pre-existing kitchen to leverage. They couldn't retrofit the special ovens used for hot rocks absent of any kitchen infrastructure without losing a lot of seating area so it ended up without hot rocks and no Hibachi, much like Quantum class. On ships where Izumi was retrofitted into an area of the Viking Crown lounge there was enough space to allow hot rock ovens. On Mariner they went full Hibachi on deck four but it looks like Navigator is going to use that space for Hooked and leave Izumi in the VCL (with hot rocks). It makes for a very confusing and inconsistent experience. If they used a different name for Hibachi that would go a long ways but the availability or lack of hot rocks still creates a lot of confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 To be completely honest, I was not that impressed with the whole hot rock dealio. I found the "rock" to be too small to adequately cook everything at the same time and who wants to wait for their food to all get cooked by allowing the first course to get cold ? I did it once on Grandeur last month ONLY out of desperation b/c we had eaten there SO many times by the end of the cruise that I had run out of things to try. The teppanyaki meal is ok but the food isn't anything special. Truly I think the Izumi menu is the best option....so IMO, for the ships that don't offer either the teppanyaki/hibachi option or the hot rocks, I'm ok with it. FManke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryCS62 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 DH will not eat sushi, but will eat @ Izumi for the Hot Rocks on our Grandeur cruise next year -- just hoping it will be an option for DD who has celiac. She will eat sushi also if it can be guaranteed gluten free, but more the cooked than uncooked type. If it's real crab meat, vs imitation, then she'll be fine. Just have to check the sauces to see if they are gf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 On 1/16/2019 at 12:19 PM, WAAAYTOOO said: To be completely honest, I was not that impressed with the whole hot rock dealio. I found the "rock" to be too small to adequately cook everything at the same time and who wants to wait for their food to all get cooked by allowing the first course to get cold ? I did it once on Grandeur last month ONLY out of desperation b/c we had eaten there SO many times by the end of the cruise that I had run out of things to try. The teppanyaki meal is ok but the food isn't anything special. Truly I think the Izumi menu is the best option....so IMO, for the ships that don't offer either the teppanyaki/hibachi option or the hot rocks, I'm ok with it. I agree. We did it once and that was enough. To me it's a novelty and if I wanted to cook for myself, I'd stay home. Although I am a big fan of sushi, my wife not so much. Where I can make a meal of it, a piece of two is just enough for her. We really enjoyed their Citrus Seafood salad and Soba Bowls last time around. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari3 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 Does anyone know what the options are on Oasis? I love sushi but the hubby won’t touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Shari3 said: Does anyone know what the options are on Oasis? I love sushi but the hubby won’t touch it. Izumi menu from Oasis in this post: Scroll down through menus to Izumi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari3 Posted February 19, 2020 Report Share Posted February 19, 2020 3 hours ago, twangster said: Izumi menu from Oasis in this post: Scroll down through menus to Izumi. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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